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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- A Confrontational Course (Dawn, Javid Husain, Aug 22, 2007)
THE landmark decision of the Supreme Court reinstating the Chief Justice and throwing out the reference against him has left General Musharraf with two options.
- Party Vs Government (Dawn, Javid Husain, Aug 22, 2007)
THE landmark decision of the Supreme Court reinstating the Chief Justice and throwing out the reference against him has left General Musharraf with two options.
- Distance Education In Aeronautics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
For the first time, the State will get an under-graduate programme in aeronautics and avionics through distance education programme.
- Speaking On Freedom (Daily Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 21, 2007)
For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent. The white man arrogated to himself the right to rule and to be obeyed by the non-white; his mission, he claimed, was to “civilise” Africa.
- What Bjp Rule Meant (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
For the first time in post-independence India, Hindu nationalists were in a position to rule the country between 1998 and 2004.
- From The Blurb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research (SAIIER), Secretariat, Bharat Nivas, Auroville-605101.
- ‘The World Was Silent When We Died’ (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
Twenty-nine-year-old Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recently bagged the prestigious Orange Prize for fiction for his second novel, which takes its name from the short-lived Biafran flag.
- Weekend Getaway (Hindu, Shonali Muthalaly, Aug 20, 2007)
Singapore makes an ideal destination. Endless shopping, more shopping and of course, six meals a day. And, did we mention shopping?
- Immersed In History (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
The Topkapi Palace takes you through a tour of a glorious lifestyle, for it was the heart of the Ottoman empire for 400 years.
- Remembering (Frontier Post, S. Viswanathan, Aug 18, 2007)
Remembering P. Jeevanandham, a pioneer of the Communist movement, on his birth centenary.
- Maudany's Move (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
Abdul Nasser Maudany, absolved of the charges against him in the Coimbatore blasts case, attempts a political comeback.
- Writing For A Cause (Frontier Post, S. Viswanathan, Aug 18, 2007)
ONE of Jeevanandham’s most significant contributions relates to his evolving a literary policy for the Communist movement in Tamil Nadu.
- Forward-Looking Farce (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Aug 18, 2007)
On March 7, 2007, while introducing the Separation Plan, the prime minister told Parliament that the US had assured India that we would have access to uninterrupted supplies of fuel throughout the lifetime of the reactors that we would place under . . .
- Mark It To Marx (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2007)
India's Left-Liberal elite is celebrating the discovery of more and more 'articles' and 'letters' written by Karl Marx in support of the Indian cause in 1857.
- Squeezing Gaza (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Aug 17, 2007)
Arab countries are sceptical about President Bush’s call for a new West Asia peace conference.
- Eternal India (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
AN artist presents the world around him, shaped by how he sees it: by his perceptions and beliefs.
- Dalit Expressions (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Aug 17, 2007)
AN exhibition of paintings, “Hidden Feelings on Canvas”, held recently in Chennai, once again brought to the notice of urban viewers the agony of the oppressed Dalit community. Many of the paintings effectively portrayed the pathetic life of Dalits . . .
- Systemic Ills (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 17, 2007)
Preoccupied with AIDS control, government and funding agencies gloss over other health priorities.
- Conviction Of Al-Umma Leaders (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 16, 2007)
WHEN Special Court (bomb blasts cases) Judge, Coimbatore, K. Uthirapathy told the young and studious-looking Mohammed Basith that he found him guilty of all the charges framed against him in the February 14, 1998 serial blasts cases, the latter . . . .
- Tricolour Tikkas At Midnight (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 14, 2007)
Today’s ‘Breaking News’ is that tomorrow is Independence Day. ‘A World Exclusive’, reveals it’s not just any old Independence Day, it’s the day’s diamond jubilee birthday.
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
Advaita Philosophy of Sri Adhi Sankara: Amarakavi Ramachandra; Hayagreeva Publication, Triplicane, Chennai-600005.
- Minorities In Pak Demand Law Against Forced Conversions (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
Demanding equal opportunities "as promised" by Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, minority organisations have asked the Government and the judiciary in the Islamic country to ensure their rights in accordance with the UN declaration and sought . . . .
- A Father Betrayed (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
Since independence and partition, no event has so divided the Indian people as the demolition of a mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya in December 1992.
- The Making Of A Miracle (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
One early morning in Bangalore - at about six, before the traffic thickened and made the timing of any cross-town journey the subject of doubting speculation - an enterprising young man called Arun Pai took me in his car to the edge of the Karnataka Golf
- Indian-Americans Kickstart I-Day Celebrations (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
The Indian-Americans in New York and neighbouring states kicked off the week-long grand celebrations of the 60th Independence Day with parades, cultural programmes and exhibitions depicting the country’s heritage.
- Pakistan Allows Iaf Duo To Land In Karachi (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Aug 14, 2007)
In a rare show of camaraderie, Pakistan has allowed an Indian Air Force duo to land in Karachi in order to help them better the world record for round-the-world navigation in a microlight aircraft.
- Death Of The Small Town (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
In 1993 I spent a year travelling around India, researching a book about small towns.
- The 'Poor' Neighbour (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
Amid all the hoopla surrounding the 60th anniversary of Indian independence, almost nothing has been heard from Pakistan, which turns 60 today.
- The Obstinate System (Dawn, Masud Mufti, Aug 14, 2007)
THE bulk of our repressed nation rejoiced on July 20, 2007, when the Supreme Court of Pakistan rediscovered its independence. So did I, but with trepidation.
- Illusions And Reality (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Aug 14, 2007)
At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom." These historic words, spoken by Jawaharlal Nehru on August 14-15, 1947, have their own fascination.
- Lingering Magic Of Oz (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Sydney and its charming surrounds make for a heady and varied experience.
- Minorities In Pak Demand Law Against Forced Conversions (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Demanding equal opportunities "as promised" by Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, minority organisations have asked the Government and the judiciary in the Islamic country to ensure their rights in accordance with the UN declaration and sought . . . .
- Counting Apples (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Thanedar is very close to Shimla, about 80 km away. In fact, with an early start you can reach just in time for a late lunch. An option, if you are running late, is to take your lunch break at the HPTDC hotel at Fagu, a little beyond Shimla.
- Jug Suraiya: Danube Sutra - Ii (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Last week you left me on a cruise of the Danube (Bum, bum, bum, Bum! tit, tit, tit, tit, as Johann Strauss would have it) on board the good Merchant Steamship Poetry wondering how I was going to fit myself into the shower stall of the loo . . . .
- After Us Senate, California State To Open With Hindu Prayer (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2007)
After opening the US Senate with the chanting of the Gayatri Mantra, Hindu priest Rajan Zed will open the California State Senate's session in a similar way Aug 27.
- A Vital Interest (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 11, 2007)
India’s tortuous relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is celebrating its 40th birthday this week, illustrate that legend and history do not always synchronize.
- Cbi Team Cools Heels In Germany Waiting To Fly Home Fugitive Who Has Swallowed A Knife (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Aug 10, 2007)
The CBI could have again missed a chance to bring to India Amarendra Nath Ghosh, an economic offender whose extradition was cleared by German authorities in 2003.
- Short Sum Of Booker Longlist (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Aug 10, 2007)
They are calling it the Booker’s Dozen, these 13 novels announced on the Man Booker Prize longlist this week.
- Caught In The Labyrinth Of Anyonymity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
Debutante Payal Mohanka’s “In The Shadows – Unknown Craftsmen of Bengal” is an eye-opener on our unsung craftspersons. RANA SIDDIQUI
- India's Expanding City Of Widows (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
Vrindavan, India - Surina Devi, a matronly 70–year-old in a brown crepe sari, had a so-so life, she says, until her shopkeeper husband died four years ago.
- Ways Of The Orientals (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
Ploughing through the voluminous memoirs and travelogues of intrepid Victorian imperialists has long ceased to be fashionable for today’s policy- makers.
- The Real Spirit Of Islam (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Aug 10, 2007)
NO religion has fallen so much in the line of conspiracies as Islam – not for any good reason but mainly because of jealousy as already predicted by the Quran. Powerful lobbies have again combined to malign Islam, this time mainly for violation . . ..
- Booker Longlist The Most 'Asian' Ever (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
Two Indian-born authors, one Pakistani and a Malaysian feature on the "longlist" for this year's prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction, making the race for the nearly 40-year-old award the most 'Asian' yet.
- True Devotion Religion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
The spiritual path is not a stereotyped one and is both expansive and inclusive, that is, it has room for every individual’s predilection.
- Khammam, Nandigram (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 08, 2007)
The latest issue of People’s Democracy has an editorial by Sitaram Yechury on the police firing in Andhra Pradesh titled ‘Unparalleled Brutality Of The AP Government’.
- Mere Mortals (Deccan Herald, S V Vijayan, Aug 08, 2007)
Recently I had been to my village to attend the annual Pooram of the local deity. This festival is nothing but the Ooraba in Karnataka.
- Evolving Tapestry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
Istanbul reconciles opposites and lives peacefully with its history without desecrating it.
- Enigmatic Spires (Hindu, THEODORE BASKARAN, Aug 06, 2007)
The many unanswered questions over the monuments make every visit to Mamallapuram exciting.
- An Evening In Bangkok (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
The city of Bangkok is most welcoming to two kinds of people — the tourist with dubious intentions and the serious shopper.
- Museum Returns Antiquities To Italy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
The J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has agreed to return 40 objects from its antiquities collection that Italy contends were looted, ending a long and complex negotiation, Italian and museum officials said.
- How Moscow Is Planning To Tower Over The World (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 04, 2007)
MOSCOW — For centuries, Red Square and the Kremlin have been the heart of Moscow. But a 21st-century downtown is rising, with skyscrapers set to reshape the image of Europe’s largest city.
- Man Of Wisdom (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
The entire edifice of Vedanta is built on the foundation of human aspiration for liberation.
- Where The Water Falls! (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
Lush groves on either side, wayside tea stalls that break the monotony of the landscape, and a traffic-free road.
- Window To Kerala’S Heritage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
The articles featuring illustrious local artistes and highlighting their achievements has a strong regional flavour that makes for both enjoyable and informative reading.
- The Far Shores (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
What could be common to a 15th-century Russian horse-dealer, a 16th-century Venetian merchant and a Portuguese Catholic priest, and a 17th century cabin-boy from Cornwall? Wanderlust.
- Nepal Selects New National Anthem (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
Almost 15 months after the fall of King Gyanendra’s regime, turbulent Nepal has struck its first high note with the selection of a new national anthem.
- Total Detachment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
The mark of spiritual evolution is increasing detachment towards the world.
- Democracy And Freedom (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 02, 2007)
As we complete 60 years of independence, it is important to ponder a couple of basic issues. We are justly proud of India being a vibrant democracy despite shortcomings.
- Panel Suggests Alternative To Cbi For Tackling Crime (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
The Madhava Menon Committee on Criminal Justice System has recommended the setting up of an independent agency to tackle corruption and a federal agency to deal with crimes that have a bearing on national security.
- Cold War Over Oil (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Aug 02, 2007)
In February, George W. Bush announced the creation of a new unified combatant command for Africa. After several years of deliberation, the Pentagon finally agreed to create the African Command (AFRICOM), which will relieve the European Command . . . .
- Leela Samson On The Indian Art Scene (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 02, 2007)
UNINVITED visitors enter a college where an examination procedure in the form of a student art exhibition is being held and denounce some paintings as "vulgar" and "offensive to religious sentiment".
- The Case Of Haneef (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 02, 2007)
The proceedings against an Indian doctor for alleged links with the U.K. terror plots spark a public debate in Australia.
- The Monsoon Mood Of Goa (Tribune, Rooma Mehra, Aug 02, 2007)
The sea kissing Cavelossim Beach in Goa beckoned again. Go to Goa in the monsoons? I had second and third thoughts. What would I do in Goa, if I could not swim in the sea?
- Brown’S Contempt For Democracy (Hindu, George Monbiot, Aug 01, 2007)
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has broken his word by allowing a U.S. missile defence base on the North Yorkshire Moors.
- The Dance Of Death (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
It was a routine busy Friday in Mumbai, which had sufficiently recovered from two-rounds of the devastating communal violence of December 1992 and January 1993 in the aftermath of the demolition of the disputed Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
- Crafted With Care (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
The weekend visit to an exhibition of handicrafts and handlooms in town is always a family affair.
- Indigenous Sanskrit Theatre Form (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
An excerpt from the last chapter captures the subtlety of ‘Abhinaya’ in Kutiyattam. “Mani Madhava Chakyar was performing sikhinisalabha... Butterflies fly all around.
- ‘We Will Look Back In A Few Decades And Wonder What The Oil Fuss Was About’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 31, 2007)
Amory B. Lovins talks big. He proposes to wean America off oil by the 2040s, touts ultra-light cars and tells some of the most powerful corporate executives in the world, like those at Wal-Mart and Texas Instruments, how to behave more efficiently.
- Buddha’S Smile In The Nuke Nook (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 31, 2007)
When someday the nuclear arming of the poor is near completion, with ‘a few dozen fourth-rate countries’ joining the ‘club’, people would continue blaming the Dutch for having allowed the Pakistani scientist, A. Q. Khan to obtain dangerous . . . .
- Stolen Artefacts, Lost Heritage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
The third international Brussels Oriental Art Fair, a meeting point for collectors, experts, curators and amateurs of Asian art, was held from June 6-10, 2007, under the aegis of the non-profit organisation BOAF.
- Affairs Of Transition (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Pamela Mountbatten, the author of India Remembered: A Personal Account of the Mountbattens During the Transfer of Power, is the surviving daughter of the man chosen to lead India into Independence — dividing the country into two in the process.
- A Miniature World Of Wonders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
It seems like a scene straight from ‘Gulliver’s Travel’! Just that this time, there are no pygmy men but rather a world of pygmy trees with full grown fruits and flowers dotting the branches.
- Accursed Power (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 28, 2007)
Kings are not in fashion. Certainly not while alive and reigning. When dead, it’s another matter as the obsequies of Afghanistan’s Mohammed Zahir Shah demonstrated.
- Delhi Hc Allows Extradition Of Kohli (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
The Delhi High Court today allowed extradition of Maninder Pal Singh Kohli to the United Kingdom to face trial in British teenager Hannah Foster rape and murder case.
- Hc Allows Kohli Extradition To Uk (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed extradition of Maninder Pal Singh Kohli to the United Kingdom to face trial in British teenager Hannah Foster rape and murder case.
- From The Pages Of History (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
Scientist and acknowledged grand dame of Odissi (her dance in the Delhi Youth festival in 1954 providing the first Odissi exposure for non-Oriyas), Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi’s book “Odissi” (Aryan Books International) is not a run- of-the-mill type.
- Across The Glacier (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
A glimpse of the indefatigable peaks in the Himalayas — a trek in the Garhwal Himalayas, across the Gangotri glacier to Gomukh, Tapovan and Nandanvan will satisfy all aspirations.
- In The Heart Of Europe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Behind all the commercial goings-on, Germany has a leisurely side to it as well, discovers Vinay Kumar
- Here Comes Our Next Prime Minister (Frontier Post, editorial, Frontier Post, Jul 26, 2007)
It was difficult to figure out, how the religiously moderate Jamaat Ulma Islam (JUI) slipped towards the movers and shakers of many regimes in the land of the pure soon after the commencement of controlled democracy in the whack of the unexpected . . .
- Benazir Sets Deadline (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Jul 26, 2007)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party has set President Gen. Pervez Musharraf an August deadline to finalise a deal or the PPP will no longer be interested in any power-sharing formula, informed sources said.
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